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Undated file photo shows actress Marilyn Monroe a few weeks before she died on August 5, 1962, at the age of 36. The actress, famous for such films as "The Seven Year Itch" and "Some Like It Hot," was found dead in her Brentwood, Calif., home of a drug overdose. The circumstances of her death have been the subject of much speculation over the years.

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Actress Marilyn Monroe poses in 1959 for photographers at La Guardia Airport in New York before flying to Chicago, for the presentation of her film "Some Like It Hot."

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Marilyn Monroe in her famous billowing dress scene during the filming of director Billy Wilder's "The Seven Year Itch," Sept. 1, 1954.

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Marilyn Monroe in a scene from director Billy Wilder's movie "Some Like It Hot," June 1, 1959.

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Marilyn Monroe and Laurence Olivier on the set of "The Prince And The Showgirl," August 14, 1956.

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Marilyn Monroe in a scene from the movie "River Of No Return," June 1, 1954.

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Marilyn Monroe and Robert Mitchum in a publicity photo from the movie "River Of No Return" June 1, 1954.

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Donald O'Connor and Marilyn Monroe dance in a scene from movie "There's No Business Like Show Business," June 1, 1954.